The Reason for Wings

Judges upheld order issued last week to prevent 90-day travel ban from seven Muslim-majority countries and 120-day freeze on U.S. admission of any refugees The Trump Administration’s controversial executive order to limit travel from seven Muslim majority countries suffered a major setback on Thursday after a panel of three judges upheld a temporary restraining order issued last Friday to prevent the enforcement of the travel ban. In its ruling, the three judges on the ninth circuit court of appeals upheld the temporary restraining order, which was issued by Judge James Robart, a federal district court judge in Washington state, and has blocked the enforcement of many key parts of the executive order. [Read more].

• Ben Jacobs, Trump travel ban: judges uphold order to prevent enforcement, The Guardian, February 9, 2017

Volunteer immigration attorneys offer to help as people gathered at Los Angeles International Airport on January 31 to protest against the travel ban. Photo: Monica Almeida/Reuters.